nautical |
having to do with the sea, sailing, or sailors. |
nautical mile |
a unit of length equal to 1.852 kilometers or 6,076.1 feet, used to measure the distance traveled by sea and air. |
Navajo |
a member of a Native American people whose homeland lies in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. [2 definitions] |
naval |
having to do with a navy or its ships. [2 definitions] |
navel |
a round scar or hollow just below a person's waist. The navel is the spot where the umbilical cord was attached before the person's birth. |
navigate |
to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like). [5 definitions] |
navigation |
the act or practice of setting a course for or finding one's way to a destination, especially by ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; the act or practice of navigating. [2 definitions] |
navigator |
a person who charts, sets, and steers the course of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
navy |
(often capitalized) the part of a nation's military organization that conducts war on or over the sea. [3 definitions] |
nay |
no. The word "nay" used to be part of common speech but now is only used to say "no" in voting. [2 definitions] |
Nazi |
a member of the political party that held power in Germany from 1933 to 1945. This political party was led by Adolf Hitler. The word "Nazi" is a short form of the German name for "National Socialist German Workers' Party." |
NC |
abbreviation of "North Carolina." |
NC17 |
a movie rating that means persons seventeen years old and younger will not be admitted. "NC17" stands for "No Children 17 or Under." |
ND |
abbreviation of "North Dakota." |
NE1 |
abbreviation of "Nebraska." [3 definitions] |
Ne |
symbol of the chemical element neon. |
near |
to, at, or within a short distance from a person or thing. [8 definitions] |
nearby |
located close at hand; not far away. [2 definitions] |
nearly |
almost; just about but not quite. |
nearsighted |
able to see objects clearly only when they are near. |
neat |
clean and in proper order, or liking to keep things that way; tidy. [3 definitions] |